• ashtray n.烟灰缸 • ash n. 灰；灰烬 • tray n. 托盘
• fantastic adj. 非常大的 • 1) = very great / very large 非常大的 • -- a fantastic sum of money = a very large sum of money • 2) = strange adj.奇怪的, 奇异的 • -- a strange dream = a fantastic dream • 3) = wonderful adj.极好的, 美好的, 极妙的 • -- a fantastic play.
staff n.全体工作人员
• I could not use any of the traditional means of motivating my staff.
我不能用任何传统的方式来激励我的职员。
• They have to cut down the office staff.
他们不得不裁减办公室的职员。
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scramble v.爬行（= creep quickly） -- The two thieves scrambled into their car. climb vt. 爬上（-- climb up the tree） mount vt. 登上（-- m宝（总称）
jewellery
• necklace n.项链
• ring n.戒指
• background n.背景 • -- background information 背景资料 • -- a man of excellent education/family background
• raid n.偷袭 （a sudden short attack） vt., vi.袭击, 突击 • It was a precise raid. • 这是一次精确的袭击。 • The air-raid alarm went on drilling away from the gate. • 从大门不停地传来刺耳的空袭警报。 • They were going to raid Warsaw the next day. 他们将于次日袭击华沙。
• catch vt.捕获, 赶上(车船等) （= get hold of sth/sb moving） • -- catch a mouse / catch a bus / catch a thief
catch a cold
• arcade n.有拱廊的街道（两旁常设商店）
• Piccadilly n. 皮卡迪利大街
• grab v.攫取；夺取（= seize suddenly） • -- He grabbed me by the arm. • -- He grabbed the coin and ran off.
他抓起硬币就跑了。
• hold 强调抓牢、抓紧 • -- He is holding an umbrella.
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫
• smash vt.打碎, 粉碎 • = break sth into pieces violently violently adv.猛烈地 • -- smash the car. • smash vi.打碎, 粉碎 -- The dishes smashed on the floor. • smash into 撞击到某处 • -- The bus smashed into a tree.
有很好的（教育/家庭）背景的人
• velvet n. 天鹅绒，丝绒
• headlight n.（汽车等）前灯
• blare v.发嘟嘟声，吼叫
• The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
• snatch vt.抢, 夺取（= catch sth/sb suddenly and violently） • -- The big bird tries to snatch the deer from the ground.
• seize v. 抓住, 逮住, 夺取（强调抓住、抓到 的结果） • -- Fear seized her. 她突然感觉很恐惧。